Does the UKs human rights regime need reform?
The protection of people\u2019s rights and liberties is a key part of the UK\u2019s constitution, dating all the way back to the twelfth century. In recent years, and with the Covid pandemic seeing unprecedented restrictions on people\u2019s everyday lives, the debate about what rights should be protected \u2013 and how \u2013 has been reignited. \n\nThe government has confirmed that it will bring back the British Bill of Rights, but it is likely to face challenges from politicians of all parties \u2013 some of whom think it goes too far, and others who think it does not far enough.\n\nSo does the government need to reform how people\u2019s rights are protected in the UK? What questions have been raised about the right to protest after the focus on how the public could show dissent during King Charles III\u2019s accession? And what role should international institutions play in upholding human rights?\n\nPanellists:\n\nRt Hon Baroness Chakrabarti CBE, former Shadow Attorney General\nEstelle Dehon KC, Public Law Barrister at Cornerstone Barristers \nLord Faulks KC, former Minister of State for Justice\nProfessor Colm O\u2019Cinneide, Professor of Human Rights Law at UCL\nThis event was chaired by Jess Sargeant, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Government. \n\n#IfGhumanrights\n\nWe would like to thank Cornerstone Barristers for kindly supporting this event.